Keith Peterman, Ph.D., M.Ed.
Meet Keith Peterman
Keith Peterman is a Professor Emeritus in the Chemistry Department at York College of Pennsylvania. He has served as a Fulbright Scholar in Germany and Russia, a National Academy of Sciences Research Scholar in Poland, a Research Fellow at the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington, DC, and a visiting professor in China and New Zealand. His current research and writing focus on issues related to climate change and sustainability, and he is co-editor of six recent books on these topics. He participates in the annual UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP) as an accredited member of the press. He is co-author, with Matt Cordes, of the book Contextualizing Climate: Linking Science and Culture. He is a recipient of the American Chemical Society ACS CEI Award for Incorporating Sustainability into Chemistry Education and was inducted into the University of Idaho Alumni Hall of Fame in 2025.
- Chemistry, Ph.D.
University of Idaho
- Contextualizing Climate Change: Linking Science and Culture, Keith E. Peterman and Matthew R. Cordes. ACS Symposium Series 1382.Washington, DC: American Chemical Society (2021).
- “Introduction: Contentious Journey from Rio to Paris and the Path Beyond” by Keith E. Peterman. Global Consensus on Climate Change: Paris Agreement and the Path Beyond. Eds. Keith E. Peterman, Gregory P. Foy, and Matthew R. Cordes. ACS Symposium Series 1313. Washington, DC: American Chemical Society 1-9 (2019).
- “Climate Change Literacy and Education: History and Project Overview” by Keith E. Peterman. Climate Change Literacy and Education: The Science and Perspectives from the Global Stage, Vol 1, Eds. Keith E. Peterman, Gregory P. Foy, and Matthew R. Cordes. Symposium Series 1247. Washington, DC: American Chemical Society. 1-14 (2018).
- “It Is Better to Light a Candle than to Curse the Darkness” by Keith E. Peterman, Gregory P. Foy, and Matthew R. Cordes. Climate Change Literacy and Education: Social Justice, Energy, Economics, and the Paris Agreement, Vol 2. Eds. Keith E. Peterman, Gregory P. Foy, and Matthew R. Cordes. ACS Symposium Series 1254.Washington, DC: American Chemical Society. 111-123 (2018).
- “Chemistry and Society Courses Can Address Global Issues” by Keith E. Peterman and Matthew R. Cordes. Sustainability in the Chemistry Curriculum. Eds. Catherine H. Middlecamp and Andrew D. Jorgensen. ACS Symposium Series 1087.Washington, DC: American Chemical Society. 189-202 (2012).
- “Circular Path of Climate Negotiations in Context from the Rio Earth Summit in Brazil back to the Amazon”, Keith E. Peterman and Gregory P. Foy, American Chemical Society Fall National Meeting, Washington, DC, August 20, 2025.
- “Building Student Leaders in Sustainability by Engaging Them in Climate Negotiations at the United Nations”, Keith E. Peterman, American Chemical Society Spring National Meeting, Indianapolis, March 23, 2023.
- “Climate Justice and Voices of the Disenfranchised”, Keith E. Peterman, American Chemical Society Spring National Meeting, Orlando, March 31, 2019.
- “Real World Narrative Risk Framing for the Benefit of Earth and Its Peoples”, Keith E. Peterman, American Chemical Society Fall National Meeting, Boston, August 20, 2018.
- “Costa Rica: An Ideal Natural Laboratory for Investigating Climate Change and Sustainability Issues”, Keith E. Peterman, American Chemical Society Spring National Meeting, Salt Lake City, March 25, 2009.